Wednesday, February 20

Quick check-in

I know I haven't been blogging, but things have been crazy and they're just about to get crazier (see here.)

However, a couple of notes.

1. If you live in the Boro and like O'Charley's please try to eat at the location on Memorial Boulevard today. 100% of the proceeds (11AM-10PM) will go to the family of the manager who was killed there. The following is from the e-mail they sent:

"Join us as we pay tribute to Nader Bahmanziari by celebrating his life and assisting the family that he leaves behind. On Wednesday, February 20, 100% of the restaurant's profits will benefit The Nader Bahmanziari Memorial Fund. Nader was active in the Murfreesboro community, was a dedicated manager for O'Charley's and will be greatly missed by his wife, children and fellow team members.

Dine with us at 1006 Memorial Blvd. from 11AM-10PM Wed., Feb. 20

Monetary donations will be accepted as well. Please contact us at 898-0390 for details. We appreciate your support.

Sincerely,
The O'Charley's Team at Memorial Blvd."

2. How adorable are these skirts? I'm loving the "Original" and "Blue Sky Girl" patterns!

Friday, February 15

Belated Valentine's Day Post

This is a bit late, but I just wanted to post about how much I love my valentine...my husband David! We didn't really celebrate much yesterday because he booked us a weekend cabin in the mountains. We are leaving tonight! I'm so excited. It's going to be great!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Thursday, February 7

Come out, come out wherever you are!

I lost a jar of sauce.

I bought a jar of spaghetti sauce Tuesday night, and last night when I needed it it was nowhere to be found. I just checked the receipt, and I definitely bought it. I don't know where it is!

My how time flies!

I saw this on someone else's blog today, and thought it was cool, so I did one of my own. Enjoy!

25 years ago I was 4 years old. I had a baby sister, Elizabeth. We stayed at home with mommy during the day. Daddy worked at a shoe store on the square in Murfreesboro where we got all our shoes. When it was nice, I played in the backyard. I got letters in the mail from my grandmother telling me to eat all the food on my plate. I had a dog named Tip. Our next-door neighbors had Volkswagen Beetles.

20 years ago I was 9 years old. By this time I had another little sister, Carla. I was in the 3rd grade. My teacher’s name was Mrs. Dice. She was so mean. My best friend at school was Charity, and my best friend at church was Crystal.

15 years ago I was 14 years old. I was in the eighth grade. It was my first year to be a cheerleader. My best friends were Crystal and Chassidy. I discovered around this time that I really loved English, and I was good at it. I was also quite the awkward, gangly, adolescent girl with a terribly embarrassing dry scalp.

10 years ago I was 19 years old. I had a perm. Our family was about to move out of the only house we girls had ever lived in. I was in my second semester of freshman year at MTSU. I loved my English professor, Dr. Strawman, who would go on to become my academic advisor. I also loved wearing my red Lands’ End fleece pullover (with matching hat) that would be a favorite throughout the college years. (Oh, and here’s some humiliating trivia about me: I still had not had my first kiss.)

5 years ago I was 24 years old. I had been married to David for almost two years. We lived in an apartment in Smyrna. I was in the last days of driving the car I had gotten from my parents HS senior year, a silver Mustang convertible. I was miserable working at the Tennessean and trying to figure out what to do next.

3 years ago I was 26 years old. For the first time in my life I was not involved in any groups or programs at church. I was working for DigiScript loving my job. We had been living in our house for less than a year.

1 year ago I was 28 years old and just coming out of the darkest period of my life. I was working for United Methodist Publishing House, which I loved, but didn’t make much money there.

This year (well the past 12 months) I’m 29 years old, and I’m at a brand new job. I’m a full-fledged editor, which is a little overwhelming at times. It’s a lot more responsibility, because if something gets screwed up there’s no one over me to take the rap...it’s all my fault, but that’s good. I feel like I have an adult job.

Yesterday was pretty good. I worked. We had spaghetti and garlic bread for supper. I got a pink flower at church, and worked in the nursery. Crystal (yes, the same one from 3rd grade) hung out with me in the nursery.

Today has been good so far. I put roast, carrots, and potatoes in the crock-pot before I left this morning, so the house will smell divine when I get home. The roast will be delicious. I need to fold laundry and unload the dishwasher tonight. Maybe we’ll watch a movie.

Tomorrow (FRIDAY) I’m making cinnamon rolls for the people I work with. They were exclaiming about how good my cinnamon roll oatmeal smelled this morning, and saying they wished they had some real cinnamon rolls, so tomorrow I’ll take them some. I’m also going to Mom Glenda’s to talk about Mama’s 100th birthday party and work on Save-the-Date cards!

Observation

Cleavage. At work. In February.

So hugely inappropriate. (Some would argue that it's always inappropriate and I'm inclined to agree.)

That's all I want to say.

Discuss if you like.

Confession

Well, Tuesday was the primary for Tennessee, and I didn't vote. I couldn't really get excited about any of the republican candidates, and I didn't know who I wanted to vote for. But, I still feel so guilty. Ever since I saw this movie I feel so guilty if I don't vote. I'll definitely vote in November, though.